+7 Going to UWO Ivey HBA as an American citizen? Better than American semitargets? 20 2y
+6 Nontarget School Options 1 2y
+10 BC CSOM 4 2y
+14 Help Picking Undergrad program Ross vs UNC vs BC 7 2y
+3 How's BC 3 2y
+5 Is UNC a good school 5 2y
+7 MBA Summer internship possible with only 3YOE? 4 2y
0 What is the best university combo for high finance (Undergrad + MBA)? 3 2y
+30 Oxford vs University of Chicago 15 2y
+13 Is Transferring After Sophmore Year Worth It? 5 2y
+3 Undergrad: WashU Olin vs Boston College vs Emory Goizueta 4 2y
+14 Undergrad WashU vs Emory vs Claremont McKenna 8 2y
+44 Washu a target school now. 58 2y
+25 Kelley vs Baruch 9 2y
+39 How hard is it to get into The Nittany Lion Fund? 11 2y
0 Best Master Of Finance for Investment Banking Ranked 1 2y
+14 Current High School Sophomore Seeking Advice 4 2y
0 Target to Grad school? 1 2y
+87 Thoughts on Columbia GS 32 2y
+4 SEC school finance 4 2y
+1 MBA Consultants? 2 2y
+35 Can someone actually rank the non-Amherst/Williams LACs as semi or non-targets? 22 2y
+9 Top MSF Programs: Should I start studying for the GMAT? 1 2y
+44 Princeton vs Stanford 28 2y
+18 Cornell SHA or Emory 11 2y
+6 USC MBA vs Emory MBA 0 2y
+3 Choice of Studies - Breaking into Banking abroad 1 2y
0 Choice of Studies - breaking into finance abroad 1 2y
+20 Dug a hole for myself. Help needed 4 2y
+5 Undergrad Target Schools List 11 2y
+18 Over the Top Institutional Analysis vs. Old School Owners 1 2y
+9 Georgetown MSF vs. UCLA MFE 1 2y
+4 tips? 6 2y
0 Need advice - does it make sense for me to do an MBA? 1 2y
+11 Yale SOM (NO $) vs NYU Stern (NO $) 1 2y
+9 UVA CAS Econ (transfer) vs Emory Goizueta 1 2y
0 BC vs WFU 1 2y
+4 Fairfield University Undergrad (Business) or Syracuse University Undergrad (Business) 8 2y
+1 Do you instantly ask for a salary raise from your company the moment you earn your MBA or Masters Degree while still working full-time? 1 2y
0 Undergrads transferBU Questrom and IU Kelly 2 2y
+7 Sciences Po & Berkeley [CAD$250k] vs University of Toronto [CAD$100k] 6 2y
+24 Take 1: Cornell is the worst ivy hands down. Change my mind. Would you rather go Brown or Dartmouth? 27 2y
+9 Northeastern University Semi-Target? 1 2y
+6 Vanderbilt vs Wesleyan University 0 2y
0 Thoughts on Williams for UG 4 2y
+1 Best Transfer Schools for IB 1 2y
+17 Rutgers Honors College vs Penn State 6 2y
+59 Easiest schools to recruit to ib from? 65 2y
+34 RE online courses: Are certificates from Universities helpful for job search? 13 2y
0 Is GWU good for IB? 3 2y
+30 HYPSM Student or NESCAC Athlete for IB recruiting 11 2y
+7 3 Ways to Beat the Harvard Kids When Recruiting for Investment Banking Internships As Non-Target School Kid 1 2y
+15 High school student unsure what field of finance he wants to go into 9 2y
+38 Succeeding at Penn CAS? 12 2y
+9 School Decision 4 2y
+23 Why am I seeing so many wildly contradicting narratives regarding Georgetown MSF? What should I believe? 2 2y
0 USC Marshall vs Babson Presidential Scholar vs UCLA Business Econ 1 2y
+9 Is it easier to land top positions form a semi target if the school is closer to where firms are located? 1 2y
0 GOING TO NORTHWESTERN BUT NOT FOR ECON(MAYBE). PLEASE GIVE ADVICE 2 2y
+12 Vanderbilt ($$$) vs. Warwick ($) for Investment Banking 4 2y
+23 UConn vs Bentley for IB 15 2y
+3 Penzance Management 2 2y
+13 Transferring into a Target School/What to expect and how to prepare. 4 2y
+9 Vanderbilt vs. Warwick for Finance 1 2y
+9 MBA fit ? 2 2y
+25 USC vs Emory 15 2y
+8 x 8 2y
+2 Help Me Pick A College Please. Deadline is next week. Looking at consulting rn. 11 2y
+8 Transfer 7 2y
0 Is Wharton Deferred MBA Worth It? 1 2y
+2 UMich LSA vs. Fordham vs. UMass (Econ) 2 2y
+12 Profile Evaluation - MBA 8 2y
+15 3.45 GPA at Non-Target - How likely is it that I break into IB out of school? 5 2y
0 Question for Top 5 undergrad alums (Harvard/Stanford/MIT/Princeton/Yale) 1 2y
0 nyu stern vs northwestern 2 2y
+10 College education 4 2y
+16 UIUC MF or UCLA MFE 6 2y
0 Colby College vs Colgate University 1 2y
+8 Should I retake the GMAT? (Military to MSRE) 2 2y
+6 Del 5 2y
+2 Comparing undergraduate schools. NEED HELP CHOOSING Northeastern, NYU CAS 4 2y
+15 Has anyone ever seen a MSF success story? (US) 11 2y
+6 Transfer to Boston University Questrom School of Business vs Bentley U 1 2y
+13 . 7 2y
+14 Should I transfer out of a semi target school to a target school (UPenn, Dartmouth, Cornell Dyson, Duke, NU, Geogetown McDonough, UChicago, etc.) for a better chance of getting recruited as an international F-1 Visa student?  6 2y
+2 Undergrad Selection - Middlebury Vs Rice Vs Claremont McKenna 2 2y
+97 Would I be stupid to pass on Columbia (undergrad) 37 2y
+9 .idk 12 2y
+9 Just got into ivy league 10 2y
+29 St Andrews vs LSE vs Middlebury 19 2y
+14 Application season was a disaster for me, need advice for which uni to attend. 1 2y
+23 UCL Vs Warwick Vs Umass Amherst Vs UW Madison Vs UofT for undergrad 22 2y
+1 Presence of University of St Andrews in London (and Wall Street) 1 2y
+3 Which College? Brandeis vs Syracuse vs LMU 2 2y
+58 Wharton Huntsman Program vs Yale vs Dartmouth 53 2y
+6 First Year Student @ semi-target in California 4 2y
+12 Realistically, how much of financial accounting do I need for IB? 1 2y
+7 Joseph Wharton Scholars 7 2y
0 IB/PE NYC or MC or AM 1 2y
+1 Updated thoughts on GSB vs. HBS vs. Wharton 1 2y

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